View Full Version : Laterita Germination Techniques, anyone?
shannondicorse
09-26-2013, 06:40 AM
Hi All,
Please share your recipes for germinating Musa laterita seed with me.
I'm currently doing pollination of laterita with acuminata zebrina, malaccensis & AAA/AAAA pollen.
Thanks.
shannon
shannon.di.corse@gmail.com
jmoore
09-26-2013, 11:27 AM
It was my understanding that Laterita has hermaphrodite flowers and as such it was difficult to cross pollinate.
You can use it as a pollen doner.
shannondicorse
09-26-2013, 05:59 PM
It was my understanding that Laterita has hermaphrodite flowers and as such it was difficult to cross pollinate.
You can use it as a pollen doner.
Well jmoore, you're certainly right in that laterita can and does self.
However that does not preclude crossing. The hybrids with acuminata types should be recognisable on 2-3 month's grow out of seedlings.
Currently I do OPP blocks; but laterita is short; very floriferous; and thus very amenable to my one man (well...one girl) operation.
shannon
shannon.di.corse@gmail.com
Markku Hakkinen
09-27-2013, 03:56 AM
It was my understanding that Laterita has hermaphrodite flowers and as such it was difficult to cross pollinate.
You can use it as a pollen doner.
Musa laterita has female basal flowers. It is easy to cross with Musa acuminata in both ways. I used to made those crossings some ten years ago.
Markku.
shannondicorse
09-27-2013, 04:38 AM
Musa laterita has female basal flowers. It is easy to cross with Musa acuminata in both ways. I used to made those crossings some ten years ago.
Markku.
Markku,
Any special tips for germination? In general I get a lot less seed from laterita than balbisiana , acuminata and other "Eumusa" types, so I have to have efficient germination - short of embryo rescue.
Thanks,
shannon
shannon.di.corse@gmail.com
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